We look at a number of business stories in the news today, from Anthem agreeing to buy Cigna for $48.4 billion, to the mining company Anglo American announcing it will lay off about 35% of its staff, amid falling commodity prices, and Amazon’s unexpected profits, announced yesterday.
- Wall Street Journal: Anthem Agrees to Buy Cigna for $48.4 Billion
- CNBC: Anglo American warns on further pain for commodities
- New York Times: Amazon Reports Unexpected Profit, and Stock Soars
Guest
- Michael Regan, is an editor at Bloomberg News. He tweets @reganonymous.
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